Hanna Hippās ardent and impassioned singing make her a favourite for the leading lyric mezzo repertoire around the world with her recent roles including a critically acclaimed portrayal of Offred in The Handmaidās Tale at Royal Danish Theatre (Jessica Cottis), Der Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Cornelius Meister) and Opera North (Antony Hermus), Dorabella in CosƬ fan tutte at Seattle Opera (Paul Daniel), English National Opera (Kerem Hasan) and New Zealand Opera (Natalie Murray Beale), Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Antonio Pappano).
Increasingly in demand on the concert platform, in the 2023/24 season Hanna Hipp will join Marc Soustrot and Malmo Symphony Orchestra for Viva EspaƱa featuring De Fallaās El amor brujo, Dinis Sousa with Royal Northern Sinfonia for Brucknerās Mass No.3 at Sage Gateshead and will reunite with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra for concert performances of JenÅÆfa after her recent performance of Szymanowskiās Stabat Mater at the Barbican. Further recent concert highlights include Ein Page (Salome) for both Bergen and Edinburgh International festivals under Ed Gardner, Der Trommler in Ullmannās Der Kaiser von Atlantis with BBC Symphony Orchestra under Josep Pons, the title role in Mascagniās Zanetto with the orchestra of Scottish Opera under David Parry, and Rossweise (Die WalkĆ¼re) with London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski.
Recent repertoire highlights include Mahlerās Symphony No.3 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko), Brahmsā Alto Rhapsody (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/David Hill) and she had a particular affinity with Berliozās Les nuits dāĆ©tĆ©, having sung the work with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Oulu Symphony Orchestra. Beethovenās Symphony No.9 has brought debuts with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamburger Symphoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, and most recently Wiener Konzerthausorchester and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, under Klaus MƤkelƤ and Jonathan Nott respectively.
A former member of the Royal Opera Houseās Jette Parker Young Artist Programme, roles since on the mainstage include both Magdalene (Die Meistersinger von NĆ¼rnberg) and her role debut as HƤnsel in Antony McDonaldās new production of HƤnsel und Gretel under Sebastian Weigle, Elsewhere in the United Kingdom, Hanna Hipp sang her first Varvara (Katya Kabanova) for Scottish Opera, and the title role in Offenbachās Fantasio and her first Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) both for Garsington Opera. International debuts include Teatro Real Madrid as Frances, Countess of Essex (Gloriana) in David McVicarās new production under Ivor Bolton, at Dutch National Opera as Ein Page in Ivo van Hoveās new production under Daniele Gatti, and both Isolier (Le Comte Ory) and Beatrice (Beatrice and Benedict) for Seattle Opera.
This season Hanna Hipp joins Welsh National Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria as Frederico Garcia Lorca in two new productions of Osvaldo Golijovās Ainadamar and a return to the Royal Opera House for HƤnsel und Gretel under Mark Wiggleswoth.
On disc, Hanna has appeared as Anna in Berliozās Les troyens with Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg under John Nelson on Warner Classics, Flora in Verdiās La traviata at the Glyndebourne Festival under Sir Mark Elder on Opus Arte DVD, and released her debut recital album featuring the songs of Ildebrando Pizzetti with pianist Emma Abbate on Resonus Classics, garnering praise for her āgleaming sound and declamatory fireā (Gramophone).
See Hannah Hipp perform Mozart’s Requiem with the RSNO on 25 and 26 April 2025.